Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Pycnoplinthus uniflora (Hook.f. & Thomson) O.E.Schulz |
Synonyms | Braya uniflora Hook.f. & Thomson |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-5200m |
Description | leaves petiolate, linear, 1-2cm, subcarnose, entire, obtuse or acute, flowers solitary, long pedicellate, from centre of rosette, petals obovate, 6-8mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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